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Life disrupted in Uttarakhand

Comment · print · T T T+· T- Snowfall and rains disrupted life as they continued to lash Uttarakhand for over 24 hours with Devprayag and Dehradun receiving heavy rainfall of 72.2 mm and 71.6 mm respectively, on Monday morning, Director ...

Rain, snow throw life out of gear

very heavy rainfall was reported in various parts of Uttarakhand since Sunday. Mountainous areas of Kanatal, Kaddukhal, Surkanda Devi and Dhanaulti near Dehradun witnessed snowfall on Monday. Dehradun received 71.60 mm rainfall by 8.30 am on Monday ...

In Uttarakhand, with CBSE Class 10 Board examinations beginning today, school children faced difficulty in reaching their examination centres with continuing downpour affecting traffic on heavily waterlogged roads. PTI Rains continued to ...

Incessant rains disrupt normal life in Uttarakhand

Dehradun, Mar 2 (PTI) Normal life was affected across Uttarakhand today as incessant rains lashed the state for over 24 hours while the higher reaches of of Chamoli, Rudraprayag, Pithoragarh and Uttarkashi districts receiving snowfall, bringing the ...

Snow in hills may mar Holi weekend plans

Comment · print · T T T+· T- Weather alert:According to a bulletin released by the Meteorological Department on Sunday, fresh western disturbance is likely to affect the western Himalayan region and the adjoining plains from March 5 ...Snow in hills may mar Holi weekend plans at "Uttarkashi"

Uttarakhand CM Harish Rawat listens to people's grievances over phone

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat listened to the grievances of the people of his state over telephone and directed the concerned officials to take immediate steps towards resolving them. Uttarakhand CM Harish Rawat Uttarakhand ...

Widespread rain, snow likely in U'khand today

arakhand Meteorological Centre has forecast heavy rain or snow at isolated places in Uttarkashi, Chamoli, Rudraprayag, Pithoragarh and other districts during the next 48 hours starting from March 1 morning. Thunderstorm accompanied by thunder squall ...

4 Rajouri residents die as car plunges into Yamuna

DEHRADUN, Feb 28 (Agencies): Four persons from Rajouri in Jammu and Kashmir, including an assistant sub-inspector (ASI) with the Special Operations Group (SPG), met with a tragic end as the vehicle they were travelling in fell off a cliff into the ...

Docs absenteeism in counselling session worries health dept

ism in the ongoing counselling process for appointment of new doctors is worrying the health department officials. The Uttarakhand Public Service Commission had recently selected 421 doctors for appointment in the health department of the State ...

Mystery of Rahul Gandhi's absence deepens as theories float around on his abode

DEHRADUN/DELHI: Where is Rahul Gandhi? Three days after he went on leave, the Congress heir apparent's seat of introspection continued to stoke speculation with 'WhereIsRahul' trending on Twitter on Wednesday. Jagdish Sharma, a family acolyte ...

Uttarakhand police 'brave' cold weather to find Rahul

Provided by Firstpost What started out as a joke has rapidly transformed into the ridiculous. When it was first announced that Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi had sought a 'leave of absence', it was fodder for social ...

Rahul's Great Escape Has Tongues Wagging

The nation seems to be missing Rahul badly: the social media was agog on Wednesday morning with speculation about the Congress Yuvraj ensconced in the hills of Uttarkashi. The wild speculation was ignited by photographs, ostensibly released by a ...

Two poachers held by STF in Gr Noida

The Special Task Force (West-UP) and wildlife Crime Branch of New Delhi have arrested two poachers who used to hunt endangered species of animals living in the forest area. Police have recovered skins of a tiger and leopard. Police said during ...

Rains, snowfall in parts of north India; heavy rain alert in Uttarakhand

NEW DELHI: Heavy rain alert was issued in Uttarakhand on Wednesday amid a spell of rains and snowfall in large parts of north India even though there was a slight rise in temperatures. According to the alert issued by the MeT department in ...

Rahul in Uttarakhand Hold on state unit has no clue

Amid claims by a Congress trade union leader that Rahul Gandhi is in Uttarakhand, the state unit of the party on Wednesday denied having any information about the whereabouts of the Congress vice-president. Gandhi has taken a sabbatical "for a ...

Rahul Houdini act: another missed opportunity?

New Delhi : The nation seems to be missing Rahul badly: the social media was agog in the morning with speculation about the Congress Yuvraj ensconced in the hills of Uttarkashi. The wild speculation was ignited by snaps, ostensibly released by a ...

Struggle for daily living amid Nature's bounty

Uttarakhand's forest and rivers were constantly exploited in the name of development. The concerned groups always demanded an environment-friendly policy, but they were ignored by the Government time and again Fifty five-year old Gundi Devi ...

Eight new police stations for Uttarakhand

to improve policing in Uttarakhand, the State Government is all set to open eight new police stations in revenue police jurisdictional areas. This was disclosed in course of the meeting of cabinet sub- committee, which was constituted by the Chief ...

Scandal-hit PPP model hospitals' staff go on strike for salary dues

ents suffered as the doctors and other staff of the Raipur Community Health Centre (CHC) observed a day's strike on Thursday in support of their demand for release of pending salaries. The staff of Thatyud (Tehri), Sahia (Dehradun) and Naugaon ...

Land Consolidation Day on March 8

The Garib Kranti Abhiyan will observe Land Consolidation Day (Chakbbandi Divas) on March 8 at the Municipal Corporation office in Dehradun. The Land Consolidation Day is being observed by the Garib Kranti Abhiyan for the past three years with focus ...